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- 6/11/2017
Rx Drug Mart to buy 27 Rexall pharmacies from McKesson
Independent pharmacy operator targets AB, BC, NWT, ON and Sk - 6/11/2017
Open Pharma launches campaign to shed light on physician ties to drug industry
Unlike the U.S. and several other developed nations, drug companies are not obligated to publicly disclose payments to Canadian doctors - 6/10/2017
NB pharmacist developing berry supplement to fight age-related health risks
FREDERICTON – One manufacturer’s waste is another pharmacist’s health supplement. Fredericton pharmacist Dan Pike is hoping to transform waste from the blueberry and haskap juicing process into a powered anthocyanin extract. - 6/10/2017
Ongoing delays in marijuana dispensing spreads frustration in Hawaii
Medical marijuana dispensaries are beginning to open in Hawaii, but they're not allowed to sell their products. Instead, the leafy medicinal greens they've harvested are sitting on a shelf unsold because nearly a year after dispensaries were legally allowed to open, the state has not yet certified any labs to run required safety tests. - 6/9/2017
Glucose self-monitoring useless in type 2 diabetes patients not on insulin
Trial finds no difference in glycemic control or quality of life after one year - 6/8/2017
PEI called on to implement smoking-cessation program
CHARLOTTETOWN – Marlene Mulligan wants to light a match under Premier Wade MacLauchlan and his cabinet. The chair of the Council For A Smoke Free PEI is calling on the government to implement a fully subsidized smoking-cessation program immediately on the Island and pay for it through an increase in tobacco tax.